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By Activist
My journey as a missionary to North Koreans began in the fall of
2004. As I was restless in waiting to hear from my church about
hiring me as a youth pastor I read lots of books, one of them
being Soon ok Lee’s Eyes of the Tailless Animals. I had
previously heard a little of how bad things were for Christians
in North Korea, but wondered why nobody at any of the
Korean-American churches I went to ever talked about the
country, even though they were their own flesh and blood. I read
the entire book in one sitting and the burden it put on my heart
as I was overwhelmed with compassion for their suffering has
never left me since. I felt deep in my soul that with the
knowledge I had came responsibility and that I would be sinning
before God if I didn’t answer the call to do something for the
North Korean people. Everything fell into place quickly and I
moved to Korea within a couple weeks. Although I only planned on
staying a year at first, once I got to Korea I knew I would be
somewhere on the peninsula, hopefully the northern part, for the
rest of my life. The most significant connection I made upon
arrival was meeting Tim Peters and coming under his wing as a
fledgling North Korea missionary.
I began working with Helping Hands Korea in early 2005 by
delivering funds for their Ton-a-Month Club projects in China. I
was also able to return to my hometown and give many
presentations to raise support for HHK’s most urgent and vital
refugee work. I am always blessed by the constant emails from
people around the world asking for more information on North
Korea and how they can help. Working with the Ton-a-Month Club
also led me to develop a sister organization that raises
financial support for a bakery in North Korea that feeds
thousands of young children every day, and has even gotten me
into North Korea to see the insanity with my own eyes. Not a day
goes by when I don’t close my eyes and see the tiny malnourished
children wandering around in the fields scrounging for anything
they can swallow. Helping Hands Korea’s work has not been
limited to just feeding and sheltering people, but most
importantly getting the Word of God into their hands and
providing ways for North Korean refugees to meet our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ.
The newest and most exciting project we are working on together
involves just that: providing Bibles for North Koreans wherever
they happen to be.
My dream is to stand alongside millions of North Korean brothers
and sisters one day, worshipping the Lord freely in Spirit and
in truth. Just as the Korean Revival began in North Korea 100
years ago, I believe it will come from there again and sweep
Asia in an incredible way. I cannot rest until that day comes.
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